How to change your bank account with the Tax Office
For direct debits and refunds.
In a nutshell
- The Tax Office uses your account to collect what you pay by direct debit and to refund you money.
- If you change bank, report the new account so payments don't fail.
- The account must be in your name, although it can be a joint account.
If you change bank or close the account where your VAT was collected or your income tax refund was paid, you have to tell the Tax Office. Otherwise a direct debit may fail and end up with a surcharge.
What the Tax Office uses your account for
- To collect the taxes you pay by direct debit (VAT, prepayments, income tax).
- To refund you money, such as your income tax refund.
- For the instalments of a payment plan.
What you need
- The IBAN of the new account (it starts with ES and has 24 characters).
- To be an account holder. A joint account is fine too.
- 1Report the new accountIt's registered with the Bizkaia Tax Office for payments, refunds or both.
- 2Wait until it's activeBefore closing the old account, check that the next payment is already going to the new one.
Frequently asked questions
Does the account for my self-employed contribution change too?
No. Social Security is a different administration and the account is changed there separately.